Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Interview with superintendent | A system seeking success: The quality of Catholic education gets better, as those who can afford it are fewer

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With two years under his belt as superintendent for Hawaii Catholic schools, Michael Rockers has been getting a clearer view of the highlights and hardships in local Catholic education. On the bright side, professional development for teachers and principals is progressing well with skills and leadership training. New technology is creating more dynamic curriculums. Catholic […]

Back to School | Understanding ‘21st Century Learning’

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The first of four goals in Hawaii’s Catholic Schools current “System for Success” strategic plan is the strengthening of the schools’ “Catholic identity.” The No. 2 goal is: “To promote academic excellence through the development of a 21st Century curriculum that provides comprehensive support for all students.” But what exactly is a “21st Century curriculum?” […]

Official Notices: Aug. 2, 2013

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Bishop’s Calendar August 4, 10:30 am, Mass at Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, downtown Honolulu; 5:00 pm, Vocations Discernment Gathering for Oahu, St. Stephen Diocesan Center (SSDC), Kaneohe. August 7, 6:15 pm, Holy Hour for Vocations, Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Kalihi. August 8, 9:30 am, Clergy Workshop on Ministry to the Micronesian Community (SSDC). […]

Back to School | High school enrollment up while overall numbers continue slide

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Catholic grade school enrollment in Hawaii continued its downward drift last year, while high school numbers increased slightly, thanks mostly to student body growth at Damien Memorial and Saint Francis, which have recently gone co-ed. But overall enrollment — preschool through grade 12 — dropped 458, from 9,794 for the start of school 2011 to […]

Remembrance: Deacon Jerry Nunogawa ‘left things better off than he found them’

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Jerry Nunogawa “loved doing the Lord’s work.” That’s how Michael Shizuma remembered him in a eulogy he offered to his fellow deacon in services in Hilo, where Nunogawa lived and worked, and on Oahu. Nunogawa died on June 17 after collapsing at St. Stephen Diocesan Center a day after assisting at a formation weekend for […]

Kathleen T. Choi: Not so little

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I dislike getting angry. It leaves me shaken and ashamed. I understand anger’s source. We perceive a threat, and a surge of adrenaline gives us the strength to run away or fight back. Knowing that, I can sometimes walk off anger before I say or do something I’ll regret. I tell myself that I’m not […]

Back to School | Tuition rates increase for most, but not all

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The universal truth that Catholic school tuition will always go up was not practiced universally this year as at least five schools kept their prices the same as the year before. One school even lowered its base tuition cost for one of its grades: Damien Memorial School reduced its sixth grade tuition by $300, while […]

Obituary: Francis Matthew Popish, Christian Brother, taught at Damien High 22 years

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Christian Brother Francis Matthew Popish, who taught at Damien Memorial School for more than two decades, died after a brief illness July 19 at Hale Nani Nursing Home where he had been living since January. He was 85 and had just celebrated his 70th anniversary of religious life. His funeral is Aug. 10 in the […]

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